Sometimes when you’re in the middle of a pitched battle over what some political figure did or said, it can be easy to lose sight of the greater picture. Perspective can be lost when you are flinging insults and retorts at your enemies, thrusting furiously at their weak spots, and denigrating their ideologies. When your…

A report into That Thing was released yesterday, after some people died, were endangered, or had their rights violated. The report finds fault with the systems and processes followed by That Organisation, but it falls short of holding anyone accountable. “Everything went wrong but nobody is to blame,” said the report’s author, That Person.Prime Minister…

A new delivery company has been launched, and its founder Janice Grenville says it will “change the relationship most Kiwis have with their Number Twos”. Grenville has joined forces with serial entrepreneur and celebrity arsonist Hans de Groen to create the company My Lavatory Bag.My Lavatory Bag is designed to take the pain out of…

Actor and film director Ben Affleck insists he “loves New Zealand and New Zealanders,” despite the way his latest film portrays the country’s people. Affleck was forced to defend his award-wining film following criticism that parts of the film lacked accuracy and depicted New Zealand in a negative light.The film God I hate New Zealand and…

In my quest to become New Zealand’s most trusted brand, I am always looking for ways to improve things.  I have decided to implement a privacy policy for this site, so my valued readers can have confidence in my dealings with their most intimate and personal information.  IMPERATOR FISH PRIVACY POLICY In the course of…

I haven’t been blogging much lately, so I suppose that means I must be having a relaxing holiday. I’ve barely looked at a computer screen for two weeks, unless the Kindle counts. But never fear, because I’ve been making plans, and with a new year comes a list of resolutions: things I can improve on,…

My blogging activities are still infrequent, despite a recent burst of activity. The good news for those of you becoming bored by the rehashing of old blogposts is that I’m almost up to March 2012. Here’s one from late February. Man Dismisses Hero Label After Daring Tea Rescue An Auckland office worker has been labelled…

I am on holiday, and have no real motivation to write something clever or original. So here’s something I wrote early in 2012. The Three Little Pigs: A Tale Of Horror By H.P. Lovecraft In relating the circumstances of the death of my brothers and my own descent into this terminal madness, I am aware…

Because it’s Christmas and I can’t be bothered blogging on the evils of the world, here’s a post from way back in 2010 Copyright and brand owners were celebrating yesterday after a United States court issued a landmark ruling.The ruling came after Masbrell Toys sued Mr Santa Claus for copyright, patent and trade mark infringement.…